Des Moines, Iowa · EIN 421343474. It paid $1.5M across 106 grants in 2025, a median of $5K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.
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These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.
From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202640899349100009. Entries appear as filed.
These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.
These are the 15 largest of the 106 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orchard Place | IA | $166,500 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 2 | United Way of Central Iowa | IA | $160,498 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 3 | Des Moines Performing Arts | IA | $125,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 4 | Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation | IA | $66,666 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 5 | Blank Park Zoo | IA | $50,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 6 | Childserve Inc | IA | $50,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 7 | Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden | IA | $50,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 8 | Iowa State University Foundation | IA | $50,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 9 | On With Life Foundation | IA | $50,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 10 | Homes of Oakridge Human Services | IA | $40,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 11 | Autism Society of America | MD | $35,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 12 | Des Moines Area Religious Council | IA | $30,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 13 | American Online Giving Foundation | DE | $29,933 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 14 | Ellipsis | IA | $25,950 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| 15 | By Degrees Foundation | IA | $25,000 | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 86 | $1.6M |
| 2021 | 101 | $1.6M |
| 2022 | 124 | $1.7M |
| 2023 | 127 | $1.5M |
| 2024 | 106 | $1.5M |
| 2025 (partial year) | 106 | $1.5M |
Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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